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THE GATE CITY JOURNAL Published At Nyssa, Oregon GATEWAY TO THE OWYHEE AND BLACK CANYON IRRIGATION PROJECTS VOLUME XXIX, No. 7 Fastest Growing Town in Oregon $1.60 PER YEAR NYSSA, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1935 Commercial Club Sponsoring “ Casey’s Trial” Friday . Death Strikes Twice This Week In Green Family George Putman G r e e n Passes Friday and small Daughter of Mr. a n d Mrs. Kenneth G r e e n Dies Suddenly Sunday. A double tragedy that carried away two loved ones of the Green family struck this week end. George Putman Green passing away early Friday morning from a heart attack and then Sunday morning Evelyn Harriet Green, four-months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Green was found dead in bed. It is believed the little girl either smoth ered or suffered a heart attack, the official verdict as rendered by Coun- by Coroner R. A. Tacke being suffi- cation. Funeral services for the two, George Putman Green and his little grandchild, Evelyn Harriet Green, were held Sunday afternoon from the Community church, the two be ing buried together. Services were in charge of Messrs. Brown of Weis- er and Gilchrist of Parma, with in terment in the Nyssa cemetery. Pallbearers were Tom Coward. Sid Burbidge, ‘Dad" Burroughs, Eddie Powell, William Schireman and A. R. Millar. A ladies quartette, composed of Mrs. Leo Hollenberg, Mrs. Ray Kendler, Mrs. W. W. Foster and Mrs. Howard Larsen sang two selections, “My Redeemer Lives,” and “Oh My Father.” Mrs. C. L. McCoy sang a solo. “Beautiful Isle of Somewhere.” Accompanist was Mrs. C. C. Hunt. George Putman Green was born April 11, 1873 at Oak Creek, Utah, the son of Charles and Sarah Jane Green. At an early age he became affiliated with the L.D.S. church of his community and as a lad of 12. moved with his parents to Lewisville, Idaho. Here he grew to manhood, and where he met and married Miss Nora L. Allred. January 19. 1893. Ho and his family moved to Nyssa in 1904 and have since made their home here. Surviving are his wife, Nora L. Green; three sons. Cecil, Kenneth and Glenn Green, all of Nyssa; four daughters, Mrs. Cherald Davis. Mrs. Doris Brooks and Miss T h e d a Green, all of Nyssa. Mrs. Vera Hansen of Rupert. He Is also sur vived by a brother, Allen Green of Nyssa and four sisters, Mrs. Anna Leuck and Mrs. Sadie Webb of Bak er, Oregon; Mrs. Eliza Boyd of Portland and Mrs. Ellen Fields of Nyssa. The little four-months old daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Green was bom at Rockville, Oregon on October 7, 1934, and was the only child in the family. CIVIC CLUB HOLDS REGULAR MEETING; CHILDREN PLEASE The February meeting of the Civic club met Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Ray Emmott, new president, presiding. During the business meeting the subject of donation of magazines to the library was dis cussed. The new year books were given out. Mrs. Betty La Frenz arranged the program, which centered around the Washington theme. Mrs. Elta Ben son presented her first graders in songs, flag salute, rhythm songs and ended by singing America. The youngsters did remarkably well and were much enjoyed. Miss Eva Boy- dell’s youngtsers gave a review of prominent people who were born during the month of February. Readings were given by Mrs. Fred Marshall and Mrs. N. H. Pinkerton. Mrs. C. C. Hunt and Mrs. Dick Ten- sen were accqmpaniests for the singers. Tea was served by Mrs. 8. D. Ooshert and Mrs. Jess Lawrence at a table centered with a blooming Hyacinth. EAGLES PARTY NOT POSTPONED The Eagle’s card party, which has been scheduled for this Thursday night, Februray 21st,, will go ahead as planned, accord ing to C. J. Keizer, who Is in charge of the parties. There has been a rumor around town the past few days that the Eagle's would postpone the affair,, but after talking the matter over and due td the fact it had been ad vertised for the past week. It was decided to go ahead and have the party tonight as originally plan ned. i Farm Sale Sells Good In an enthusiastic farm sale that smacked of war times, John Reece sold 41 head of horses and mules and 44 head of cattle Tuesday after noon, besides a line of farm mach inery. Prices were good and the crowd, estimated at being between 500 and 700, bid lively as Col. Amos Miller of Caldwell auctioned off the stock and machinery. The top of the sale went to a fine span of mules which brought $254. Cows, heifers, steers and calves brought an average of around $50 and other things sold in proportion. Some idea of the crowd can be gain ed by the fact that cars were park ed along the road for a distance of nearly a half mile. The Ladies Aid ol the Community church, who had the concession of selling lunch, sold out early and reported a brisk de mand for their product. Frank Mor gan clerked the sale. Wanted: A Sponsor With the advent of spring weather, all genuine baseball fans and players are turning their thoughts toward the great national pastime. Many of the players can be seen diligently sharpening their spikes and oiling their pet glove, waiting for the first call to practice. In this respect, Ontario is a bit ahead of Nyssa, for they have already held baseball benefit dances and have added some two hundred dollars to their treasury. In addition to that, the Lion’ club, who are sponsoring the Ontario ball club this year, are making plans on recruiting strength to insure a team that will be right up at the top all season. Nyssa has a majority of last years players still available and with a little bolstering here and there, will have a team to be considered when the race for the bunting is on. How ever many of the players and business men feel that now is none too early to start thinking about the Nyssa ball team. For one thing, the players would like to see some organiza tion in Nyssa step forward and offer to sponsor the team; appoint the manager early and start practice just as soon us possible. What do you think? NYSSA VETERANS GO TO ONTARIO DANCE RECITAL ADDED TO SHOW WORK STARTS IN NYSSA TUESDAY ON GLEANING PROJECT CAST OF HUNDRED LOCAL PEOPLE FEATURE IN PLAY TO BE HELD FRIDAY NIGHT, FEBRUARY 22 AT LIBERTY THEATRE —TWO SHOWS TO BE HELD The Commercial Club of Nyssa is sponsoring a big community show, to be held Friday night, February Eighteen Men Start Work 22, in the Liberty, Theatre, the first show starting at 7 :30 and a second show will start at 9:15. The show, Tuesday on City Work “Casey’s Trial,” features all local players, with a cast Plan to Work On Nys of 100, and from advance reports, it is going to be sa Streets Soon. “some show.” In order to take care of the big crowd certain to attend, it was decided to hold two shows the same evening. Advance ticket sales point to a big Work started Tuesday in Nyssa on the Wilson ditch, using the long crowd for both shows. promised FERA labor. A crew of eighteen went to work under the foremanship of Bert Hoxie and are GOLF COURSE TO cleaning out the Wilson ditch in GET MANICURE order to get it in good shape before the irrigation season. They have If next Sunday dawns bright also been employed on clean-up and clear, all golf fans must projects around the city. Workmen grab their best shovel and rake are those who have been getting and make a direct line for the help from the government with the golf course, for It will be clean-up city paying the foreman. day. We were informed that the Another crew is supposed to go Sunday two weeks ago was clean,, to work Friday and will also be em- up day but later discovered that poyed on the Wilson ditch until the this rumor grew out of the state job is finished. When this job is ments of Roy Pounds and Wen completed, the city streets will be dell Pogue. Roy says he cleaned the next Job tackled. It Is possible up Wendell and according to Mr. that the city will get some heavy Pogue, he did a good job of road machinery to help with this “cleaning up” on tlhe said Mr. work, using the single hands to com Pounds. Other than this, there plete the Job and to work the road was no "cleaning” done that Sun day. bed over each day. Workmen are those who are work ing out their budget under the The Nick Leuck family came from FERA which is allotted according Baker for the George Oreen funeral (Continued on last page) Sunday. Many World War veterans from this part of the country are plan ATTTEND 61st WEDDING ning to attend the Joint meeting of ANNIVERSARY DINNER the Nyssa and Ontario posts of the Bobbie Curl School o f American Legion. All veterans, Dancing Will Furnish Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Fry of Ore whether members of the Legion or gon Trail attended the 61st wed not, are invited to attend and Dance Numbers For Be ding dinner of Mr. and Mrs. E. M. a profitable evening is promised. tween Act Feature. Allender Tuesday. It was held at the The meeting will be held in the home of their son Mr. and Mrs. Har banquet room of the Moore hotel, ry Allender in Big Bend. Other starting at 8 o'clock with several guests were the Hoskins family of speakers from out-of-town to speak Aside from the play proper, one of Sunny Slope. on subjects important to veterans. the outstanding features of the play “Oasey’s Trial," will be the special ty numbers furnished by the Bobbie Curl school ¡J dancing from On tario. Practically the entire group of I dancers which recently appeared in a dance recital at the Roxy Theatre [ hi Ontario will be given for the en- j joyment of the audience attending OLYMPIC CLUB ’ [Casey's Trial. The recital will be LOSES MACHINES The applications for the 1935 corn ATTORNEY C. H. COAD duyln« the evfT‘"f; part _ ___ _ before the main show and between hog contracts are being made ac cording to L. E. Harris, emergency TO OPEN OFFICE HERE acts assistant agent and all applications Girls who are billed to appear in Sometime Sunday morning night covering the 1935 contract must be Attorney Carl H. Coad is moving | the group specialty numbers in prowlers carried away a slot mach made by March 16. Community to Nyssa and will hereafter be as elude Phyllis Van Petten, Edgarlta ine from the Olympic club; the meetings have been held during the sociated in the practice of law with Lanterman, Eileen Mustard, Clare thieves picking on the quarter past week for the distribution of Lott D. Brown. Mr. Coad had con- Gilschrist, Nellie Jean Schweizer, machine as likely to contain the checks for second payment on the tempted opening an office in On Leona Brooks, Peggy Sills, Tiny most cash. Both back doors were 1934 contract and applications were tario, but decided to accept the pro Doolittle, Muriel Walker, Agnes Pal unlocked Sunday morning and en position here Instead. He is a grad umbo, Evelyn Brannock. Jean Har trance was undoubtedly by this way; made for 1935 contracts. In some cases there is consider uate of the law department of the man, Dee Marie Moore, Phyllis although no doors were broken nor able misunderstanding concerning University of Oregon, and was ad Dyer, Marcelle Hearst, Manford any sign of violence. However some the new provisions of the contract. mitted to practice in Oregon in 1934. Owens, Mary Lee Emmott, Ruth one carried a w a y the quarter Many believe that further reduction He is a brother of F. E. Coad of the Edwards and Bobbie Curl. Miss Bet machine, nothing else being molest below the number of hogs produced firm of Lytle Sc Coad, of Vale. ty Lou Hager Is the accompaniest. ed. for market in 1934 is required in the new contract when just the opposite is true. The 1935 contract really calls for “controlled expansions” as the grower may produce 15 per cent more of his established hog base than was allowed last year. In other words he is permitted to produce and market up to 90 per cent of his base instead of 75 per cent. The base period for 1935 Is the same as that for 1934, the average of the 1932-33 production. The hogs payments are made at $15.00 per head for the K i . m a t h F . i l . C ontr.c- number representing the 10 per re tor A m v e i H ere W ed- ~ duction. Because of excessively low produc nesday—Other Outfits tion for some producers last year Ready to Start. they could double their hog pro duction of last year and still stay within the contract limits and col f LOCAL EAGLES GO lect the benefit payments on the 10 The forerunner of considerable Fast Baker Quintet Will activity on the Owyhee project this TO BOISE TUESDAY per cent reduction. Meet Locals Saturday Other liberal features this year in summer was seen this week In the clude permission to purchase and arrival of John Gardner of Klamath Night in Final Home raise as many feeder pigs as desired Falls, who arrived Wednesday with One of the biggest Eagle functions his outfit of mixers, tanks and other and the removal of any limitations Game of This Season. held In this section was the banquet on total crop acreage or livestock equipment for fulfilling his contract and meeting at Boise Tuesday night, of building structures on the King- numbers. at) which time George F. Douglas of In the case of com contracts, all man district. Ha expects to start The last basketball game of the Philadelphia, national president of restrictions of other crops are re work as soon as he can get estab- the order, was the principal guest moved except that cbm acres are re Ushed, and will probably be in full season is to be held Saturday night speaker. Those from Nyssa who a t swing by the first of March. j on tho local floor when Baker will duced at least 10 per cent and can Morrison-Knudsen have been busy Invade Nyssa for a double header tended were Bernard Frost, Warren be reduced as much as 30 per cent establishing their camp eight miles basketball game. The local quintet McHargue, W. F. McLlng. Don O ra and receive payments In proportion il am, Charlie T -»uck. Art Norcott, W. to that reduced acreage. The pay south of Adrian as a headquarter lost to Baker in a game played Feb- J. Williams aiiu Lloyd Marshall. at Baker but the teams ment for the com contract is 35c for their work on the south canal, tu«ry Mr. Douglas told the five hundred per bushel on the total production this summer. They are located on were evenly matched and fans are on the reduced acreage. In other the Jordan VaUey road, and arc assured of a good game Saturday members of the lodge present r * the meeting about the Eagle’s activities words com contracts receive benefit putting down a well and doing other night. In old age pension work, saying that payments for reducing com and still work, assembling machinery and I _ , use the land for planting to any getting things in readiness to start l0?> / ' ama ran UP “*alnat * “Old age _ . pension laws enacted In 28 full blast in a short time. | snag In their games over the week , tates and Alaska and Hawaii are other crop. . end. losing Friday night to Ontario West of Ontario. Tertelings have ! by a score of 32 ^ 28 Although Nya. the result almost wholly of the ef OREGON TRAIL WILL some work and have built about four sa p,ayed a good floor game thelr forts of Eagles.” He said the order GIVE PLAY MARCH I mile, of canal this winter. They too I shocUng eye was definitely off and now Is devoting much attention to exposing racketeers who, under the will start full crews working within ghot after shot roll8d off the h0Op cloak of aiding old age pension a short time. without scoring. Nyssa has already plans, are collecting money from an The “Last Daze of School” will be Crews to work on these projects drftaled Ontario once, making it a unsuspecting pubic. presented by the Oregon Trail will for the most part be composed game ^ for theae two The P.-T. A. the evening of March 1. of men who have been working with One hundred forty-seven candi second team also lost at Ontario, the Mrs. Glen Holmes Is directing the the contractors on previous work. dates for membership In the order score being 31 to 25. play. were initiated Tuesday night, sev They are hired through the Federal At Fruitland Saturday night the enty-three being residents of Boise Re-employment Service and must be Mr. and Mrs. Bert Lienkaemper residents of the state and county Nyssa squad dropped another game and the balance from the various were business visitors In John Day to qualify. Key me n , foremen . the score in this game being 24 to 30 towns of the Snake River valley sec and especially skilled labor, usually The second team won their game, 28 tion. Sunday. follow the contractors wherever the to 14. This makes It a win apiece for Mr and Mrs. W. T. Poaey visited Is located but common labor Fruitland and Nyssa. the local team Artie Robertson is driving a new 1939 Chevrolet coach on his mall must be drawn from the local resi having an average of 500 for the their daughter Mrs. Walter Johnson In Caldwell Sunday. season so far. dents. route. School Master Club To Hold Meeting In Nyssa Wednesday Corn-Hog Growers Must Sign By March 16 To Participate £vfen Construction Crews To Start Again Soon After The Winter Lay-off ßaker Comes To Nyssa For Last Game Here The School Master's Club compos ed of men teachers, principals and coaches of the towns of the Snake river valley, including Weiser, Pay ette, Ontario, Fruitland, New Ply mouth, Vale, Nyssa, Parma and Emmett will meet in Nyssa next Wednesday night, February 37th for their regular monthly meeting. This will be the first time the club has ever met In Nyssa. The meeting will start with a banquet in the high school building, the banquet being prepared and served by the Girl Scouts of Nyssa. Following the dinner, the coachs will meet In one room and discuss their problems while the principals and superintendents will talk over their plans in another room. Some of the things likely to come up at the coach's meeting will be the selection of an all-star basketball team for the Snake River valley conference. Another thing will prob ably be the completion of the spring baseball and track schedules. The superintendents and prin cipals expect to discuss the forma tion of a standard honor system for schools in this section and also a discussion will be had on special reading work In the grade schools. Approximately 30 club members are expected to attend the Nyssa meet ing with the meeting called to order by Ivan Patrie of Weiser, president of the club. Kermlt Lienkaemper left last Wednesday for his home In Port land after spending two weeks with Mr. and Mrs. Bert Lienkaemper. Mrs. E. M. Blodgett has been suf fering from a severe attack of flu. VISITORS PLEASED WITH MID-WINTER LEAGUE INSTITUTE ’ The first act Is a court room scene in the days of the gay nineties with Dennis Oasey (Nate Young) stand ing trial for breach of promise brought by Dottle Perkins (Isobel Sarazin). In those days a breach of promise suit was "something to write home about,” and action piles up thick and fast. The stem judge (Frank Morgan) uses everything but brute force to keep order in the court. The League of Nations jury members, each a little more comical than the pre- ceeding one, and all are screechtrigly funny, proves all most too much for His Honor, the Judge. The witnesses Dean Smith and Berwyn Burke, know entirely too much about the case and all but drive poor Judge Morgan to distraction. Dottle Per kins, who like the Northwest Mount ed police, always gets her man; has plenty of things to say and the legal outbursts by the two lawyers, At torney Take-a-coin (Grant, Rine hart) and Attorney Skin (Art Nor cott. add much to the lively action of the comedy. It would be revealing closely guarded secrets to tell the court’s sentence, but the . court’s ruling is strictly In accordance with the evidence presented. Act Two a Wedding The second act is the scene of a wedding with the bride’s mother, (Angle Cook) and the bride's father (W C. Jackson) busy preparing for the forthcoming big event. The father thinks It would help things il he could tell one of his funny stories but his wife over-rules him every time. The minister ("Pop" Boden) has considerable difficulty In reading the marriage lines and the best man (Elden Carter) and the m aid'of honor (Edna Kendler) add to his difficulties. The flower girls trip merrily to the tune of the Humming Bird orchestra and the wedding Is most unorthodox, but the audience will not be disappointed with the outcome, we are certain. As a prologue to the show, some forty of the young ladies dressed In attractive costumes will sing and dance. A group of real square danc ers will show what they can do tripping the light fantastic. There will also be several special numbers between acts. Including a dance re cital given by the Bobble Curl School of Dancing of Ontario. The committees who have been appointed from the Commercial Club to take charge and to assist the director are as follows: gener al chairman. Art Norcott; ticket chairman. W. F. McLlng; cast chair man, Frank Morgan; advertising Berwyn Burke. The play Is directed by Miss Lillian Mulhausen. With one hundred of Nyssa's who's who and what's what In the cast, the show can’t help but be a success. The cast Is making no promises except they are going to give Casey a fair trial and the even ing promises to be one well spent. LOCAL BOXERS WIN BY KO AT ONTARIO Buddy Edwards turned on the steam at Ontario last Thursday night and knocked his opponent, Smiling Kenneth of Nampa, Into the land of slumber In the last round of their scheduled four round bout. Buddy figures he has revenge for losing a decision to the Nampa battler at the last fight card In Em mett. The scheduled P a t Bafferty- Domlnga Echebarria failed to mat erialize, due to the fact th at the Boise basque injured his hand In training, so the Fighting Parson of Nampa and Sleepy Blount of Baker put on the main bout, which resulted In a draw. Ike Milligan of Payette and Paddy Ryan were re matched after their draw decision at Nyssa, with the decision going to Milligan. Cliff Parrish of Nyssa won bis fight with Kid Million of Port land by a knockout In the 3rd round of the curtain raiser. A crowd of approximately 75 Ep- worth League members drawn from the towns of Weiser, Payette, Fruit land, Ontario, Vale, Owyhee. Nyssa and the Apple Valley districts a t tended the Mid-Winter Institute held at Nyssa Saturday. It was a day of inspiration and help, to gether with a general good time and a day that will be long remembered, according to those In attendance. H. K. Haahltanl, one of our new comers, was welcomed by Rev. White In a short talk. Mr. Haahltanl spoke on Japanese Relations with the United States," saying that consid erable misunderstanding a r o s e when the sensational press of the United Btaites played up the Man churia trouble and in many cases distorted the facts. He said he was thoroughly In sympathy with the H. R. Sherwood returned last week United States and everything they were trying to accomplish and hop from Wisconsin and other middle ed that the Japanese nation and the west points. He has spent the past month visiting relatives. United States would be friends.
